Our major overhaul to the LEx shipping system has been in beta testing for a few weeks now. At this time approximately 35% of the buyers on LEx are paying for shipping (and choosing the shipping speed) at the time of checkout.

Our power sellers told us early in beta testing that they need a system to automatically roll up smaller bags into larger boxes – so we built our consolidated shipping system.

Consolidate Shipping Pros

If you are high volume seller - shipping fewer boxes is A LOT less work

At brewery sellers might have to tape boxes together for shipping. Public service announcement - LEx does not want brewers opening boxes for shipping.

Users have full control over consolidated shipping in their account settings. Don’t want to tape more than two boxes together? No problem - you can choose exactly which weights you ship in settings. Want to turn if off completely? Easy peasy.

However, consolidated shipping is currently turned on by default – so if you are an at brewery seller selling smaller boxes stored at your brewery, you probably will be asked to tape boxes together for shipping. We aren’t sure that’s the right decision so we want your input.

Did I leave out a pro or a con? Have things to get off your chest? Please chime in below. Thanks!

###Should consolidated shipping be turn on by default on the Lupulin Exchange?

I think it’s a great idea and will save the brewery a lot of money on shipping fees. Before the switch, and when the seller controlled the shipping, we would combine every order we could. It also saves us money on packaging.